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He contested the law and justice triumphed.

Two months following getting a 27-year sentence for trying to “annihilate” Brazil’s political system, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro at last looks headed to prison.

Expected Jailing

The adjudicated plotter – who has been living under house arrest in his mansion while a set of court processes and challenges unfold – is largely predicted to be imprisoned in the next few days, amidst mounting rumors that he will be moved to a infamous high-security prison.

Previous Remarks on Prisoners

Throughout Bolsonaro’s four-decade public life, the right-wing ex- soldier displayed little mercy for the country's prison population.

“Why should we provide those dirtbags a easy time?” he once mused. “They ought to simply be fucked, period. That's my opinion.”

In another instance, Bolsonaro stated: “Should you not wish to end up in prison, the only thing required is to avoid rape, abduction or rob.”

Prison Destination Discussion

But the prospect of Bolsonaro himself ending up in the Papuda maximum security prison in Brasília has appalled supporters, several of whom this week inspected the prison in an apparent bid to prevent the judiciary from sending him there.

The senator, a lawmaker from Bolsonaro’s allied group who was among that group, said he anticipated the septuagenarian politician to be jailed in the following week and a half and was concerned his location could be Papuda.

Lucas claimed Bolsonaro’s acute intestinal issues – the result of a life-threatening stabbing during the last presidential campaign – signified it would be dangerous to keep the ex-leader there. “His health is extremely serious. He will not be able to manage if they move him to Papuda … It would be dreadful,” said the senator, who also voiced anxiety about overcrowded cells and the condition of inmate food.

During his tour Papuda, Lucas recalled seeing cells accommodating 40 detainees: “It's virtually one square meter per detainee.

“We spoke to the inmates and they complain, unsurprisingly, of the terrible food,” remarked the senator.

Supporters React

He is not the sole person speaking out prior to the one-time head of state's anticipated incarceration.

Writing in a leading newspaper, another ally, the former communications minister Fábio Wajngarten, bemoaned the “severe” end to Bolsonaro’s “impeccable” public service and asserted Brazil was about to witness “the biggest wrong in its past”.

“It is an injustice that eats away the spirits of many of Brazilians,” he stated.

Mixed General Opinion

It is possibly accurate given the significant support Bolsonaro maintains on the Brazilian right. However his predicted jailing has also pleased the spirits of many others who feel he should be imprisoned for conspiring to block the elected leader from becoming president – and additionally scheming to have him killed.

Reimont Otoni, a politician for the current leader's political party, said: “Not a soul wants Bolsonaro to be placed in a dark cell. Not a soul desires Bolsonaro to be put in isolation. Nobody desires Bolsonaro not to be fed or for him to have to lie on concrete. We wish him to receive proper treatment – but respectful care while incarcerated. He must not persist being his own prison warden for his lifetime.”

He observed how Bolsonaro backers, who have long applauding the severe treatment of prisoners, had suddenly woken up to their entitlements. “Recently has the conservative fringe – which has always claimed that basic rights are not for offenders – decided to tour a prison to learn what circumstances are actually like,” he remarked.

“The former president is a lawbreaker,” he affirmed, but that did not mean he merited “humiliating, insulting conduct”.

Likely Prison Facilities

Regardless of rumors that Bolsonaro could be transferred to Papuda, which now holds about 14,000 detainees, his expected destination appears to be a close jail for police officers and other “unique” detainees referred to as Papudinha (Minor Papuda).

His potential cell are much more adequate than those in the main prison, although nonetheless a distant from the opulence Bolsonaro experienced while residing in the impressive leader's home, about a short distance away.

According to information, the cell Bolsonaro could expect to occupy in Papudinha has about 24 square meters – approximately the size of a couple of car spots – and features a 12 sq metre bathroom with a shower and a 130 square foot veranda. “The ex-president might be allowed to have a TV and also a small fridge in his room as long as they were provided by his loved ones,” the report stated.

Partisan Comments

The lawmaker condemned the speculated idea to send the former leader to Papuda as “an act of revenge” on the part of the judicial authority who oversaw Bolsonaro’s coup trial and will determine his fate in the {